The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07

- .he R4vo,ufion." sud In u recount the -
~,,,r.nv nve~ III heroes. SEWER. Shelf, IN
"a Robertson. lea alter the close oflsi
,n.s condict The liie 81 Col John Q
eevi~r wouil BE- especially interesting "
erl fnll of historical Information tor e'e =
made history. THE account o. me tor D
m~sioa OF the Ss~te o. fts.ki'n' As
h~td-hips while governor u mat TO- Y
state. HE tr,si tos treason, the esp =
from the court room AMI swlis n"e !"
e,f.ts. wou.t make stirring themes .of y
K.rks's ~ some other pen 70 ursestoe.
Of he now almost l"4xn'ten csNr ~ N,
Frxnklir, ~t.i~r ~ w'f ~ ne s'''n.
80, ra.er- ~.ia.s.mc a2s stumbled on M
49, MI t,x,, y. Grreavil.e. in Tennessee. '
y. ~ -rar~s 81 the history ~ the place IL
..t ,,rop,, ia. ~. saurn a. his surprise
i,-r state. ans Illus ,.f -ctibc~ us origin 4
TN. ,',..--, ~ EreersiIi- was laid on ~ =
IA. ....r l755. aud Was prompis settled
IN i.sui ~ hsr.iy .ai progressive p'"-
c..r- ,rrfn North Cagoitrt. lhry ctne
davis ,he y ola ',.cks ftvsf prospecting
ma npnn lie ei-r rf vs-t cAnepfHSrl
discovered bod and ts<Su'ifnl spr'nx
- @t,.nv IRON 4 hrd - soisa rock
4r.,u.t shss si..r,d;d spring Sad upon
tl.- snc!ines and -a.linits OF the njtcen.
lnolls they plated the new town, anu
named II III nSuor OF Gen. Greene. o.
Revolutionary tame. Fac settlement ~
~. tawu. II win ne noted. Wss only TIVE.
x.ars affer the s-.-s,sion Of the war OF
she Revolution The country now
called Eat Tennessee WAS then the
-Washiugfua dissrictr of North Carolina
ana Wa ~ ihe time under THE operation
n an ac, Of ce-<ioa " the United states
fro,c N. nso,her State But the brave
s.i independent pioneers, the sons o.
the men who promulgated Inc SiseA-
l-nDnry declaration o. innepehueheT'
we're not pleased with this manner 2,
di~;nhnri,sncc sni Of gift 10 me gsnefai
government. They resolved as = .si'r'
from sheir chaotic condition. 70 e~taoi'~''
. commonwealth unto themselves, ana
u resr uaon their own wisdom ani re-
..nr-cs tnr iusern4l pros 3erity and pro-
ter,icn .rainst their Indian enemies
Thu. was born that dictated and now ai-
most forrotten estate of franki'n.
How few people OF the present. "a,
Suox mat such = -Stater ever existed
within the iuri-diciion Of the United
states Of Americai And fewer stii' are
Il. who are iani.iar With IT, au-p;'
sicas birth. its etsugEies Tor existence
and il unlimely death from Whist tnI-n
~ prcoeriv called .poiitical cholera ~
f.urum- Cnder the lie AiershiP 81 sohi
SEVER and HE colleagues. Of king
Mennfsin battle fame. the scheme Of M
-.x State w3s formulated NJ Jrnr~bpf
onsh. in she winter Of 1854 aud con
v.n,;on OF the people 81 she district
then embracing fuur great counties. w
held IN the new town 81 Greenvis.e y
November. 17s5. 70 adopt constitution
Tie constitution proposed was the
adopted. and Greerviile was made "
capital Of the new commonwealth som
OF the people wished the neS Stale ~ y
named -Frsnkland" or "ite- lani, ~
this Grllici<m did not cit well upon 10
sfosuaci.s - majority 81 ne cenv'.
honor Of Benjsm Ffauklin, wss Idol
tel b. ! heavy msjority. -Citizen job
S~xier- was elected Governor and IA
corps Of administrative and juiiclHi ca
Gers was chosen aud indicted ip'
power.
Upon the happening Of these decisi'
Gets upon the part OF the people
Frankiin. North Carolina renigged 81
repealed the set cediDg that territory
Congress before that body could scce|
the donation The State Of franklin
sisted the Efforts OF North Carolina
resume authority between the officials
the two Governments. The re-u., v
Inevitable. The weaker Vas forced
lat 10 snccumb, and the Estate Of Fran
lin disappeared from among the Coz
nweAsths OF the world. One cf I
lnmentable, and yet Iudicrous rausss
ehe demise Of the new Stale double
che fatal complaint that ended is NJ
career was novel system Of count'
feisirg t-Al resulted In bankrupting
treasury:
The salaries OF tie officers Of the 81
were fixed ~ follows: Governor. -
Der xnsuD; treasurer. $40 per annu
and IL specified that these sums Were
be paid ia the .circus1ting medium
and IN which s.ned lu.n" the taxes 4
the state ners "a be collected ~
properly speaking The 'eircu:.tl
media 81 the Stsie were announced
fei@i!y 10 be-:
GocS a X linen. ten hundred 8.
Good issn Beaver skins, o.
K.tccO. and Fox skins, 4
Dees skins, B.
TsIor aud yacoo, per pound O.
Good whisky, per gallon -
These taxes nere collected, where
people could be induced 10 pay, by =
collectors or the treasury. The q.
urer wss Foreigner, who was not '
posted IN pel'ry. aud il IL hi~tor
tse; that number Of his deputies, I
ing advantage Of his ignorance, cut
the tails from the coon skin-. -e.
them on possGm skins, that hsd no
siaI value. and passed the bogus pc
upon the treasurer ~ genuine par-v'
coon skins. The gigantic fraud d
tie excncquer psrniy zed the finances
the ue~ State. aud hastened it, do
fsI Gov. Sewer brxveiy resi~ted
sssps. and appealed 90 old Gen. Franz
10 Gov. Nstthsws, Of Georgia, sn'
che Governor Of Virginia 10 aid him
bic efforts 20 save his State. but